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Cooke Recreation Lake, Missouri
44.06 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
39.85 degrees N, 93.45 degrees W - Livingston County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Cooke Recreation Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 42% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- About 79 miles from Kansas City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Lake | Livingston | 9.4 mi | 28.66 acres |
| Roach Lake | Livingston | 9.5 mi | 106.5 acres |
| McKenny Lake | Livingston | 9.8 mi | 53.61 acres |
| Fountain Grove Lake | Linn | 11 mi | 30 acres |
| Eagle Lake | Livingston | 13 mi | 26.19 acres |
| Trenton Upper Lake | Grundy | 17 mi | 69.81 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cooke Recreation Lake
How Big Is Cooke Recreation Lake?
Cooke Recreation Lake covers 44.06 acres in Livingston County, Missouri.
What Is the Largest Lake in Livingston County?
Roach Lake is the largest lake in Livingston County, at 106.5 acres.
Largest Lakes in Missouri
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake of the Ozarks | Camden | 51,171.75 acres | - |
| 2 | Harry S Truman Reservoir | Benton | 49,365.93 acres | - |
| 3 | Table Rock Lake | Stone | 41,777.86 acres | - |
| 4 | Stockton Lake | Cedar | 24,962.34 acres | - |
| 5 | Mark Twain Lake | Ralls | 18,362.33 acres | - |
All 352 Missouri lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 75806130). Verified October 30, 2026.